By Dr. Elana Maryles Sztokman It looks like the #MeToo movement is starting to make waves in the Jewish community. Until fairly recently, despite the disproportionate number of Jewish men accused of sexual abuse in Hollywood, the media, and the business communities, the Jewish … [Read more...] about #metoo in the Jewish Community
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Jewish Ethics, #MeToo and Crowd-Sourced Responsa
By Mira Wasserman In 5778, the hashtags #TimesUp #MeToo #GamAni sparked a broad communal conversation about abuses of power on the part of individuals and institutions, within and beyond the Jewish community. The year brought revelations of misconduct among celebrities and … [Read more...] about Jewish Ethics, #MeToo and Crowd-Sourced Responsa
B’Kavod: The Honor System for #MeToo Voices
By Rabbi Ruth Abusch-Magder, Leah Strigler and Shira Pruce “I don't know why I did not act" "I have no idea if this is even a big deal" "I have never spoken about this with anyone" "I don't want to get anyone in trouble." People who work, learn or worship in Jewish c … [Read more...] about B’Kavod: The Honor System for #MeToo Voices
Laying the Ground Work for Repentance One Day:
Teshuvah and #MeToo
Real forgiveness is not only between perpetrator and victim, but on all of us to create a new system where none of what has occurred may ever ever ever occur again.
By Rachael Bregman
Maimonides, the great 12th-century Spanish-Israeli philosopher, and sage taught that … [Read more...] about Laying the Ground Work for Repentance One Day:
Teshuvah and #MeToo
The Jewish World’s #MeToo Crisis is Much Deeper than Ari Shavit and Steven Cohen
I’ve worked in Jewish organizations, worldwide. I’d love to write that being passed over for promotion on the bogus pretext that a man was "more political" was a defining moment. It wasn’t. I internalized a hierarchy that took years for me to disassemble. By Clare Hedwa … [Read more...] about The Jewish World’s #MeToo Crisis is Much Deeper than Ari Shavit and Steven Cohen
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